Congressman Keith Ellison: "President Obama should come to Wisconsin and stand with the workers."

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Go to Wisconsin to support labor, liberal leader urges Obama
By Michael O'Brien
February 24, 2011

President Obama should go to Wisconsin to show his support for the labor movement, a House liberal leader said Wednesday night.

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, ramped up pressure on the president to weigh in more heavily against the Republican governor's labor reform proposal.

"I'd like to hear more from President Obama. He's made some statements. He should get credit for that," Ellison said on MSNBC. "We would like to hear him make some more statements. I think that President Obama should come to Wisconsin and stand with the workers."

Ellison joined Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the other CPC co-chairman, in a conference call on Wednesday morning to boost the administration and Democrats on their handling of the labor issue. The Minnesota congressman's remark adds pressure on the administration to act, especially by calling on Obama to travel to Wisconsin.

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